1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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Nominee Clyde R. Hoey A.I. Ferree Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 533,813 226,037 Percentage 70.25% 29.75%

County results Hoey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100% Ferree:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Senator before election Robert Rice Reynolds Democratic Elected Senator Clyde R. Hoey Democratic

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The 1944 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Rice Reynolds did not run for a third term in office. Former Governor of North Carolina Clyde R. Hoey won the open seat, defeating U.S. Representative Cameron A. Morrison in the Democratic primary and Republican attorney A.I. Ferree in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Clyde R. Hoey, former Governor of North Carolina (1937–41)
• Cameron A. Morrison, U.S. Representative from Charlotte and former Governor and interim U.S. Senator
• Giles Y. Newton
• Marvin L. Ritch
• Arthur Simmons

Results

1944 Democratic Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde R. Hoey	211,049	68.92%
	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison	80,134	26.17%
	Democratic	Marvin L. Ritch	7,428	2.43%
	Democratic	Arthur Simmons	4,593	1.50%
	Democratic	Giles Y. Newton	3,037	0.99%
Total votes			306,241	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Clyde R. Hoey, former Governor of North Carolina (Democratic)
• A.I. Ferree, State Representative from Asheboro (Republican)

Results

1944 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Clyde R. Hoey	533,813	70.25%	6.42
	Republican	A.I. Ferree	226,037	29.75%	6.42
Total votes			759,850	100.00%

Footnotes

1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 27, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1944". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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